Siding material



H. L. LEVIN SIDING MATERIAL Sept. 3, 1935.

Filed Oct. 12, 1951 INVENTOR. Z ara d'lieuza 8Y5 8 8i;

- ATTORNEX Patented Sept. 3, 1935 T Es ATENT OFFICE 2,013,351. smmo MATERIAL Application October 12, 1931, Serial No. 568,259

1 Claim.

This invention relates to asphaltic composition siding material and to a method of producing it.

Siding strips as heretofore-produced by severing strips from a sheet of fibrous felted material, 5 saturated and coated with waterproofing material and surfaced with granular material, such as crushed slate, have several objectionable characteristics. The exposed cut edges permit access of moisture to the interior of the strips causing swelling and bulking with the result that the strips crack and curl. Furthermore, siding material made in this manner iscomparatively light and thin in the proximity of its exposed edges and is not only unattractive but is easily bent by the wind so that it does not lie flush against the side of the building.

When the siding is to be laid in such manner .asto simulate bricks and mortar joints it is necessary to provide, between adjacent courses, a band area of different color from the brick-simulating surface. Where this band is produced by a surnecessary to produce the brick-simulating effectwhen the material is laid. Y

' The object of my invention is to provide an asphaltic composition siding element constructed to afford increased durability in service.

Another object is to provide a siding element of this character, designed to present, when laid in successive courses, an appearance simulating ordinary brick wall construction. A p

.Still another object resides in the provision .of a method for producing these elements ,in such a way as to insure the attainment of. a straight line of demarcation between thedifierently colored zones which effectthe brick-simulating appearance when the elements arelaid.

A further object of the invention is to provide a very simple method of producing brick-slums lating siding elements of the above described from the following description, in conjunction with the accompanying drawing of which, Figure 1 illustrates the arrangement of a number of elements for the purpose of coating and surfacing the weather exposed-portions;

Figure 2 represents several finished strips, hav- 5 ing strengthened portions at the places where the strip is fastened to the substructure, as they appear when laid in place; and

Figure 3 is a side view similar to Figure 2, illustrating a modified form of siding strip.

Referring to Figure 1, the numeralsv I to 8 represent a plurality of strips arranged in overlapping relation for the purpose of coating and surfacing the exposed areas. These strips may be cut from a sheet of asphalt saturated and 15 coated flexible fibrous material which may be surfaced with granular material, preferably of .fine mesh, or left unsurfaced. The elements as out are substantially rectangular in shape, and have body portions 9 and rectangular tabs I0 ex- 20 tending therefrom separated by narrow cut-outs II. The strips are arranged in an overlapping series with the side edges l2 and I3 coincident, and with the butt edges l4 extending a small distance below the upper edge l5 of the cut-outs ll 25 of the subjacent strip. The portion of the topmost element which is not to be coated may be blocked out by a suitable template. Asphalt or similar waterproofing substance is then sprayed or filmed over the entire surface presented by 30 the series of overlapping elements and then covered with coarse granular material such as granulated slate or slag. The elements are separated in any desirable manner and subjected to pressure to firmly embed the granular material in the asphalt.

The finished elements will have the major portion of the tabs III surfaced with coarse granular material of different color thanthe fine granular material on the body portion 9. The tongues I6 40 which are formed along the portions exposed by the cut-outs of the superjacent strip in the series will also be surfaced with coarse granular material of the same color and mesh as that on the tabs It. The bottom and side edges l4, l1 and I8 of the 45 tabs and inner edges l5 of the notches will be coated with asphalt, thereby sealing them against access of moisture to the fibrous base and will also be surfaced with coarse granular material at the out in any suitable manner, as for example, by inserting a sheet of suitable material under each strip so as to underlie the cut-outs l i. A When laid in place on a wall or like surface, the elements will be arranged as shown in Figure 2.

The bottom edges 14 of the tabs will be coincident with the inner edges l5 of the cut-outs, thereby exposing horizontal bands l9 between adjacent courses, difierjing in color from that of the tabs.

These-bands simulate horizontal mortar-joints. The body portions 20 exposed beneath the cutouts are of the same color as the bands l9 and simulate the vertical mortar-joints. As is apparent from Figure 2, the adjacent courses are staggered in relation to each other so that the cut-outs of the subjacent course occur intermediate the-cut-outs of the superjacent course. The strips maybe fastened by means of nails, staples, or the like as indicated at 2| in Fig. 2 driven through the tongues l6. Since these portionshave additional thickness by virtue of the extra layer of coating and granular material they afford strong points for fastening.

In Figure 3, I have illustrated the appearance of several courses of siding'elements embodying features of my invention, but formed without the tongues.

The butt portions of the elements. have increased weight due to the secondary layers of asphalt and coarse granular material and for that reason will lie in place much more effectively than elements in which the exposed portions are of comparatively thin structure, By applying the added weather protecting material only to those portionsof the strips where it is most required, a

highly desirable product can be made at a comparatively low cost.

Other forms of siding elements, as for example, those resembling clapboard can be coated in a similar manner. The strips may be overlapped so as to expose narrow bands along the lower margins which together with the exposed edges I may be coated and surfaced preferablyito contrast with the remainder of the exposed portion of surfacing on the exposed portions. The tabs may be surfaced with granular material of varigated color, and if desired, each tab on a strip may difier in color from the other tabs. The portion of the strip exposed as a horizontal band between successive courses as well as the portions exposed beneath the cut-outs may also be surfaced with granular material differing in color from the remaining portion of the strip or these portions may be coated with asphalt and left unsurfaced. Any or all of these modifications fall within the scope of my invention. p

I claim as my invention: A'siding element of asphaltic composition having a body portion and tabs spaced by narrow cutouts extending from said body portion, a layer of asphaltic coating surfaced with granular material covering substantially the entire upper surface of said element, an additional layer of asphalt-i coating surfaced with coarse granular material differing in color from the first named granular material and covering the major portion of the exposed face of said tabs from the butt edges to a line parallel to and below the upper ends of.said cutouts, said additional layer extending also around the exposed edges of the tabs, and similar additional layers of asphalt surfaced with similar coarse granular material extending in tongues upwardly from the upper ends of said 'cut-outs.

' HAROLD L. LEVIN 

